Eastern Railroad Discussion > Above Progress Rail Mayfield, Kentucky

Flyover of Progressive Rail at Mayfield, Kentucky on Sunday. Engines include: ATSF SD75M's, CSX SD70MAC, KCS SD70MAC, BNSF/ATSF GP60M's, TVA SW1500, and EMDX SD70ACe



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Nice coverage!  Good to see the old GP60Ms being rebuilt tp GP60M-3s!  Do you know if they have a dedicated shop switcher? Wonder where the old SD75Ms will end up?

Peter Arnold

In image 4, is that really a pulpwood car with a forest starting to grow on the deck?  Reminded me of this NOKL covered hopper in Grant NE with a cornfield growing on top of it. 

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Can anybody see what the number is of that super clean CSX YN3b repaint unit ahead of the two ATSF warbonnet units?   If only the drone could have been a few feet further when that one picture was taken.

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rhmich Wrote:
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> Can anybody see what the number is of that super
> clean CSX YN3b repaint unit ahead of the two ATSF
> warbonnet units?   If only the drone could have
> been a few feet further when that one picture was
> taken.

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Interesting stuff....!!  Thanks.....

Just trying to work out if the UP coloured loco in photo 11 is a Tier 4 ACe...  

Great Stuff. It's nice to see the 60Ms upgraded but those were the last group of engines with nice Santa Fe paint. I remember those were repainted a few years after they were delivered because they faded so badly. Whatever EMD did they held up the best as compared to the GEs and SD70Ms. Although i see the taggers hit a few of them.

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exhaustED Wrote:
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> Just trying to work out if the UP coloured loco in
> photo 11 is a Tier 4 ACe...It is a SD70ACe-T4 cant make out the number either 1609 or 1610

1609 and 1610 both went. They left testing on the CSX shortline for some type or repair. The PAL took them to the shops. There's another thread with more info posted a week or so ago.

idontstairs Wrote:
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> 1609 and 1610 both went. They left testing on the
> CSX shortline for some type or repair. The PAL
> took them to the shops. There's another thread
> with more info posted a week or so ago.

can you post link please

Awesome photos.  Thanks so much for sharing them.

Has Progress Rail taken over the GP60M-3 project from Motive Power? I know that MPI has slowed production lately, but I had no idea Progress Rail was rebuilding these GP60Ms.

The pair of units in UP colors are indeed the EMDX SD70ACe-T4 demos #1609 and 1610. They were sent there for work after spending about a month on CSX.

Progress Rail has indeed taken over the BNSF GP60M-3 program.

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Bryan Jones
Brooks, KY
Bryan's Train Photos

What will happen to those SD75Ms? I don't know why CSX and KCS SD70MACs are there.

PeaBock619 Wrote:
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> What will happen to those SD75Ms? I don't know why
> CSX and KCS SD70MACs are there.

the former ATSF/BNSF SD75M's are part of a group of 40 picked up by Progress Rail. Believe they are for a lease fleet that they are putting together.

the CSX SD70MAC's are there for gear train work and a few other minor things. Part of an ongoing program that has been going on for some time now. Judging by how few are visible on the property it looks like they are about to wrap things up.

Pretty sure the KCS SD70MAC's are also recieving gear train work and also being overhauled as well.

Bryan Jones
Brooks, KY
Bryan's Train Photos

Thanks for the info Bryan Jones, any news where the EMDX #1609 and 1610 were heading next and performance?